Answering System Features29Helpline Tel. No.: U.K. 08700 100 076 R.O.I. 01289 8333Answering systemsettingsChanging the number of ringsYou can change the number of times thephone rings before the unit answers calls.You can select 2 to 7 rings, or “Auto”.“Auto”: The unit answers after 2 rings whennew messages have been recorded, andafter 5 rings when there are no newmessages. If you call your phone fromoutside to listen to new messages (page28), you will know that there are no newmessages when the phone rings for the 3rdtime. You can then hang up without beingcharged for the call.1 {j/OK} i “Answer System” i{>}2 “Settings” i {>}3 “Number of Rings” i {>}4 Select the desired setting. i {>} i{ih}For voice mail service subscribersPlease note the following:– To receive messages correctly with yourvoice mail service, we recommend thatyou do not use the unit’s answeringsystem. Make sure that the answeringsystem is turned off (page 25).– If you would rather use the unit’sanswering system than the voice mailservice provided by your serviceprovider/telephone company, ask yourservice provider/telephone company todeactivate your voice mail service.If your service provider/telephonecompany cannot do this, set this unit’s“Number of Rings” setting so that thisunit’s answering system answers callsbefore your service provider/telephonecompany’s voice mail service tries toanswer your calls. It is necessary to checkthe number of rings required to activatethe voice mail service provided by yourservice provider/telephone companybefore changing this setting.Selecting the caller’s recordingtimeYou can change the maximum messagerecording time allotted to each caller, or setthe unit to greet callers but not recordmessages.1 {j/OK} i “Answer System” i{>}2 “Settings” i {>}3 “Recording Time” i {>}4 Select the desired setting. i {>} i{ih}Turning call screening on/offWhile a caller is leaving a message, you canscreen the call through the handset speaker.1 {j/OK} i “Answer System” i{>}2 “Settings” i {>}3 “Call Screening” i {>}4 “On” or “Off” i {>} i {ih}AnsweringsystemsettingDefaultsettingPageAnsweringsystem on/offAnswer On page25Remoteaccess code— page27Number ofrings4 Rings page29Caller’srecording time3 Minutes page29Call screening On page29TG7160-7180E(e).book Page 29 Thursday, July 27, 2006 12:45 PM